Caesarean section
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Etymology
Likely corruption of the Latin phrase a caesō mātris uterō (“[born] from a cut in the mother’s womb”), supposedly the origin of Caesar's name. More at Caesar, at caedō, and at Caesarean section § Etymology.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Caesarean section (countable and uncountable, plural Caesarean sections)
Translations
incision in the womb
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